Metal structure.



PATENTED JAN. 7, 1908.

B. A. WILSON. METAL STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.8.1906.

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No. 876,124. PATENTBD JAN. 7, 1908.

B. A. WILSON.

METAL STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. s. 1906.

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ELMER A. WILSON, OF NILES, 01110.

METAL STRUCTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7, 1908.

Application filed March '8, 1906. Serial No. 304.990-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER A. lVILsON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Niles, in the county of Trumbull and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Structures; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention pertains to improvements in metal structures, particularly in the studding, furrings, ceilings, etc., or means for the suitable application, or support of the metallie laths.

It has for its object, principally, to facilitate the securing in position and to one another of the studding or upright portions to which the laths are secured and to accomplish that end. in a simple, economic and effective manner.

Said invention therefore, consists of cer tain features, more especially in structure, of the parts substantially as hereinafter fully disclosed and specifically pointed out by the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fractional portion of a structure such as would result from the practice of said invention. Fig. 1 is an enlarged broken detailed view showing the connection between the contiguous braces. Fig. 2 is a dissembled view of a stud member of the primary or preferred form.

' Fig. 3 is a modification thereof. Fig. f is a second modification both of which modifications will be understood later. Fig. 5 is a detailed view of another modified form of studding having two brace-members cut therefrom side by side. Fig. 6 is a detailed side view of a portion of one of the uprights shown in .Fig. 1 with a piece of metal lathing secured therc to by means of an improved form of fastening. Fig. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view thereof and, Fig. 8 shows still another modified form of studding made with its sides bent at right angles with its main portion and clips cut from said sides for the purpose of attaching steel laths or other covering material.

In carrying out my invention, I produce of the usual suitable light metal, as sheet-metal for instance, the studding or uprights 1, each having slitted or formed therefrom, but remainingzattacheditheretolor inzcontinuation thereof, a brace-member 2. Such member or brace has formed or produced in its lateral edges, near its free end, opposite notches or recesses 2, and beyond the latter said member or brace is'narrowed or tapered to its extremity as at 2" the purpose of which. will presently .appear. Said member or brace has also an aperture or opening 2 therein, near its point of union with the stud proper 1.

In assembling the studding, it is noted that the integral brace-members are interlapped one upon the other, their respective free ends being inserted or passed through the'longitudinal openings 1, as the result of the formation of such braces from said studding. In thus inserting said brace-members into said stud openings, the notches or recesses 2 of the former are caused to engage or receive the edges or walls of said openings to aid the retention. of said braces, while the contracted terminal portions 2 of successive braces are inserted into the apertures or holes 2 of preceding braces. Those portions of the metal of the braces, resulting from slitting said braces in forming said holes but only partially displaced, and which portions are designated as 2, are initially bent or deflected out of the plane of the brace, to permit the passage or insertion through said apertures of the brace terminals 2". The latter are bent or clenched back upon the underlapping braces, and the tongues or [laps 2 in turn are forced or pressed upon said bent back portions of said terminals 2, thus, as will be apparent, providing for securing togcther said braces and studding in effective assembled position.

In the modification as suggested by Fig. 3, it will be seen that provision is made for exactly duplicating the aforesaid structure as at 3, and that in the modification as disclosed by Fig. 4:, the aforesaid structure is bisected for each side of the studding as at 4, any and all of which may be employed in adopting the principle of my invention. Still further modifications are shown in Figs. 5 and S, the former of which shows the studding made wider and two brace-pieces cut therefrom side by side. The latter shows the studding having its edges 5 bent at right-angles with the lmain portion to add strength and said edges having clips 6 cut therefrom for fastening metal laths or other material thereto.

It will be noted. that owing to the tapered form of the brace-member which is cut from thelstudding, the side portions 7, Fig. 6,;are

also tapered and tend to cause they loops or fasteners 8, by which the steel lath 9 is fastened to the studding, to tighten or wedge themselves on said studding because of their own Weight and that of said lath.

Each of the loops 8, as shown in Fig. 7, is formed of bent spring wire having its ends 8 extending inwardly towards the looped end and crossing one another. To attach the lath to the studding by the fastener, it is first passed through or around the lath and its crossed ends pressed against the edge of the stud. Owing to the inward incline of the fastener, said ends will spring apart to admit the studding after which they will resume their normal positions. The projecting looped ends 8 of the fastener are then twisted by hand or pliers until tight.

I claim:

1. Stud members having braces provided with contracted terminal portions and apertures for detachably connecting the braces of one stud-member with the braces of an adjoining stud member.

2. Stud-members having braces with their relatively free ends provided with lateral notches, the braces of one stud member being passed through the brace-formed slot of the adjoining stud member and having it notches engaging the edges of said slot-walls and one terminal thereof interconnected with the opposite brace.

3. Studnnembers having braces with their relatively free ends provided with lateral recesses or notches and their inner portions provided with apertures, the brace of one stud-member being passed through the braceformed slot of the adjoining stud-1nember and having its notches engagingthe edges of the walls of said slot and one terminal thereof reduced and inserted through the aperture of said adjoining brace and bent or. lapped thereon.

4. Stud-members having braces out therefrom, each brace being widest near its free end and tapering to each end thereof, with lateral notches at its widest point, the

notches in the brace of one stud-member adapted to be brought into en agement with the edges'of the walls of the slot in the neXt stud-member.

5. Stud-members having braces cut therefrom side by side in pairs, each brace being widest near its free end and tapering to each end thereof, with lateral notches at its widest point, the notches in the brace of one studmember adapted to be brought into engagement with the edges of the walls of the slot in the next stud-member.

, 6. A fastener, for the purpose specified, comprising a looped piece of spring metal with its ends bent inward towards its looped portion and crossing one another.

7. A metal wall structure consisting of a series of stud-members each having braces cut therefrom and adapted to interlock with the neXt stud-member, metal lath, and fasteners for securing said lath to said studmembers, each fastener comprising a looped piece of spring metal with its ends bent inward toward its looped portion and crossing one another.

8. A metal wall structure consisting of a series of stud-members each having tapered braces cut therefrom and adapted to interlock with the next stud-member, metal laths and fastening loop for securing said lath to said studmembers and adapted to pass through the slots formed by cutting the braces from said stud-members.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER A. WILSON.

WVitnesses:

S. O. MANoHEsTER, J. W. JOB. 

